Based on all my years as a student, I was mentally preparing myself for the worst first day back from Spring Break...imagining students who just wanted to socialize or who were just checked out of the school year. I was pleasantly surprised when my students came to class ready to start their new unit. I planned for the class to work in groups and, for the first time, grouped the students rather than allowing them to choose their own groups. I got a couple of complaints but was able to settle everyone down and explain their assignment and the rest of the class time went smoothly.
I also implemented "Entrance" and "Exit" tickets yesterday. The entrance tickets helped me gauge what my students knew about our new unit and the exit tickets gave me immediate feedback on what they got out of the class period.
This week is week 1 of the last 7 weeks of classes. There are a number of activities planned for the rest of the year and I just hope my students will continue to cooperate and work diligently until the end of the semester.
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